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Old Feb 23, 2002 | 01:53 PM
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Default Synthethic oil? Redline or AMSoil or etc...

I have always used Redline but when I went to buy some more today at my local Speed Merchant they told me they will be phasing out the Redline and that AMSoil was better because it has a much higher thermal breaking point,(you know what I mean, it basically can take more heat before the oil start to break down). So I am curious.

Is AMSoil good oil, or should I stick to Redline, OR should I just use synthetics like Castrol or Mobil 1.
Redline and AMSoil cost about $7 a quart and castrol and Mobil are about $3-4/quart.
I am not worried about price, mostly thinking that I may be overdoing it by using Redline when I can get the same result with Castrol or Mobil, also curious if anyone has used AMSoil....

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Old Feb 23, 2002 | 02:05 PM
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Default Re: Synthethic oil? Redline or AMSoil or etc... (98401R)

give Royal Purple a try. My R ran alot cooler and felt stronger when i started using it.
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Old Feb 23, 2002 | 02:07 PM
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Default Re: Synthethic oil? Redline or AMSoil or etc... (98401R)

Oil is sort of like religion - it's a matter of whose marketing material you believe.

I believe that 100 percent synthetic oil is worth paying $3-4 per quart for, because it flows better at cold temperatures and it's more resistant to breakdown at high temps.

I believe that Mobil 1 is as good as any other synthetic oil on the market, and that it's not worth paying more than that for some specialty brand.

Your religion may be different from mine.
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Old Feb 23, 2002 | 02:14 PM
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Default Re: Synthethic oil? Redline or AMSoil or etc... (nsxtcjr)

Some info when I asked about Amsoil in the competition forum...
https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=120924

Use search and you will find a ton of stuff about oil.
I'm a member of the Mobile 1 religion.
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Old Feb 23, 2002 | 02:36 PM
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Default Re: Synthethic oil? Redline or AMSoil or etc... (Flux)

i read about amsoil being the ****, but i just use mobil1
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Old Feb 23, 2002 | 04:42 PM
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NEO synthetic supposedly is good. I saw the results after opening an ITR engine and dayum, it was clean in there

-Aoib0t, who corntemplates about NEO in the future.
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Old Feb 23, 2002 | 04:56 PM
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Leading Edge oil.

Without a doubt. Dyno proven over 100 times.

Destroys amsoil, or redline.

Come over for test. If it isn't better, you don't pay.

Jeff
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Old Feb 23, 2002 | 10:48 PM
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Where can I find more info on the NEO oil?
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Old Feb 24, 2002 | 09:10 AM
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http://www.neosyntheticoil.com/
http://www.neosyntheticoil.com/where.htm
locations to get.

-Aoib0t, who hopes that helped.


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Old Feb 24, 2002 | 09:55 AM
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Default Re: Synthethic oil? Redline or AMSoil or etc... (ImportReview)

what is the price on the "leading edge oil"? Is it worth for a street car with some Auto-X. I have not Autox yet, but planning on it soon.
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Old Feb 24, 2002 | 04:49 PM
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Leading Edge oil ranges from $595 a quart, to $9 a quart.

It destroys NEO.

Come over and dyno NEO VS it..

NEo will get handed.

I got a falex machine too...I bet the LE takes 3x more weight also...

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Old Feb 24, 2002 | 05:17 PM
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$595 a quart? That's OK, I don't have a F-1 engine, I will stick with those cheaper oil I guess!!
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